Easy Home Style Cooking

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Baking and Cooking Tips

When a recipe calls for :

1/3 cup use 2 tbsp and 2 tsp

1/4 cup use 2 tbsp

1/2 cup use 1/4 cup

1/2 tsp use 1/4 tsp

2/3 cup use 1/3 cup

3/4 cup use 6 tbsps

1 tbsp use 1 1/2 tsp

How to make heavy cream ;

You will need 2/3 cup whole milk add 1/3 cup melted unsalted butter

Mix well.

Substitutions for missing ingredients;

1 tsp baking powder == use 1/4 tsp baking soda , 1/2 tsp cream of tartar

1 tsp cream of tartar == 2 tsp vinegar or lemon juice

1 cup unsalted butter== 1 cup shortening

1 cup buttermilk ==1 tbsp lemon juice add to 1 cup milk

1 cup corn syrup == 1 1/4 cup sugar & 1/3 cup water